I've seen this discussed on other forums, but I never found a solution or even a solid explanation I believe.
I have 25 or more hard wires switches (dimmer and on/off) and a similar number of plug-in modules throughout my home. They are powering a combination of LED and Incandescent bulbs. I've had a couple hubs and a PLM attached to a PC protected by a UPS.
I also have a Generac 20Kw whole-house generator with auto-transfer switch.
I don't have power failures anymore, but since installing the majority of my switches , when I've lost power and run on the generator I notice the lights connected to Insteon devices flicker and flash (a longer flicker) periodically and seemingly randomly. I'm not the only one who has experienced this.
I have turned on/off heavy loads and that doesn't appear to be a direct correlation.
It was suggested on another forum that the lights flicker with Insteon traffic. They suggested turning on the traffic indicator and watching it flicker with the lights. While it does flicker with the lights, the traffic indicator also flashes when the lights are on steady. Turning lights on/off will generate traffic I can see on the indicator, but doesn't cause the lights to flicker. I think this proves there is no direct correlation between insteon traffic and the lights flickering.
Others have suggested that it's the type of generator that is causing the problem - that a Honda Inverter generator resolves the issue. However, I can't believe that my whole-house generator is not producing a clean sine wave. I'm not sure how to communicate this issue to my generator dealer since he's not an Insteon user.
Has anyone else had this problem? Has anyone else resolved the problem? This is really irritating during long outages and has suddenly made Insteon look like X10 to my wife... Which is not good.
Thanks in advance.
I have 25 or more hard wires switches (dimmer and on/off) and a similar number of plug-in modules throughout my home. They are powering a combination of LED and Incandescent bulbs. I've had a couple hubs and a PLM attached to a PC protected by a UPS.
I also have a Generac 20Kw whole-house generator with auto-transfer switch.
I don't have power failures anymore, but since installing the majority of my switches , when I've lost power and run on the generator I notice the lights connected to Insteon devices flicker and flash (a longer flicker) periodically and seemingly randomly. I'm not the only one who has experienced this.
I have turned on/off heavy loads and that doesn't appear to be a direct correlation.
It was suggested on another forum that the lights flicker with Insteon traffic. They suggested turning on the traffic indicator and watching it flicker with the lights. While it does flicker with the lights, the traffic indicator also flashes when the lights are on steady. Turning lights on/off will generate traffic I can see on the indicator, but doesn't cause the lights to flicker. I think this proves there is no direct correlation between insteon traffic and the lights flickering.
Others have suggested that it's the type of generator that is causing the problem - that a Honda Inverter generator resolves the issue. However, I can't believe that my whole-house generator is not producing a clean sine wave. I'm not sure how to communicate this issue to my generator dealer since he's not an Insteon user.
Has anyone else had this problem? Has anyone else resolved the problem? This is really irritating during long outages and has suddenly made Insteon look like X10 to my wife... Which is not good.
Thanks in advance.
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